Today, Henninger suggests we are building a new nation — Obamaian (as in Mayan calendar) “a pre-Copernican world in which everything in the universe revolves around the great fixed planet of public spending. In the Obamaiain universe, the life force is a fairly weird contraption known as the Keynesian Multiplier. As explained by its adherents, for every $1 of public spending the whole economy will rise by $1.50 or even $2.” It’s pretty good

.” Doesn’t matter, he says if it doesn’t work. As with geocentrism, the president’s pre-Copernican political economy is based in religious belief. This is why House Speaker John Boehner and so many others have never been able to get on the same page with the president about the upward slope of federal spending. He doesn’t want to cut spending. He wants more of it. Forever. Public spending is beyond ideology for Barack Obama. It’s the oxygen in his universe.” Do you see the Wall St. Journal? If not, I’ll send the article to you.

It is my long held belief that many people who currently hold office in DC do not have the slightest idea of what functions the various departments and Cabinet offices do. Thanks to Rep. Lee for confirming. My question remains is why do we continue to let people like this populate the government? I’m with those who think a simple test to keep the abjectly stupid away from the levers of power would be a pretty good idea. They used to give incoming members of the House an orientation as to how the government is set up and the responsibilities of each section (a sort refresher Civics lesson)… Maybe they should have ALL House members retake it from time to time.